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Cycled from St Neots in Cambridgeshire to the old airfield at Tempsford, Bedfordshire (UK) where SOE Agents were flown into enemy occupied Europe during WWII. Part of the runway remains, as does the barn where agents such as Violet Szabo were issued with their equipment prior to their mission (she was captured in France, tortured by Gestapo and executed at Ravensbrück Prison 3 months before the war ended.).
The covert Lysander planes would drop them off at prearranged RVs during the night and for many, this small airstrip in England was the last they'd see of th
is land alive.
A very poignant place and worth the trek across the farmland to get to. The barn remains as a memorial to these brave volunteers who worked permanently under the threat of dscovery, torture & death.
The covert Lysander planes would drop them off at prearranged RVs during the night and for many, this small airstrip in England was the last they'd see of th
is land alive.A very poignant place and worth the trek across the farmland to get to. The barn remains as a memorial to these brave volunteers who worked permanently under the threat of dscovery, torture & death.
